Jordan Miller
Mr. Beattie
English 1 Honors
23 September 2012
Having dreams is a necessary role in living a
fulfilling life because they set boundaries, motivate people, and gives life a
purpose. These themes apply to Lennie and George in Of Mice and Men by John
Steinbeck. For example, when George says "But you ain't gonna get in
no trouble, because if you do I won't let you tend to the rabbits"
(Steinbeck 16). This shows that George is setting a rule of behaving so that
Lennie won't get into trouble. This also proves that George is keeping Lennie
on task by threatening to deprive him of his future pet. Furthermore, when
George tells Lennie "We'd belong there. There wouldn't be no more runnin'
round the country and gettin' fed by a Jap cook. No, sir, we'd have our own
place where we belonged and not sleep in no bunk house" (Steinbeck 57).
This reveals how George is motivating Lennie by explaining the details of their
dream they have together. In addition, it demonstrates how George and Lennie
will reach their goal and feels accomplished by the luxuries they will have. In
addition, while discussing their dream, George says "O.K. Someday—we're
gonna get the jack together and we're gonna have a little house and a couple of
acres an' a cow and some pigs..." (Steinbeck 14). This exemplifies how
they are dreaming and how it gives them a goal in life. It also shows how if
they didn't have a dream they wouldn't have anything to work towards so they
wouldn't ever accomplish anything. It is important to have dreams because they
allow people to identify boundaries, motivate themselves, and to have a purpose
to live.
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